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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1403 EST on 03/11/2016. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Lowest grass minimum temperature

WA

Eucla

011019

EYRE

-5.5

-3.0

05/11/2009

26

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018116

CLEVE AERODROME

4.1

4.9

03/11/2003

18

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

N Kimberley

001019

KALUMBURU

13.0

12.1

12/11/2005

11

1 N

TAS

Derwent Valley

095048

OUSE FIRE STATION

20.7

19.1

15/11/2004

11

1 N

TAS

W Coast

097083

SCOTTS PEAK DAM

51.6

48.5

21/11/2011

11

1 N


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Summary of observations

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Data is as received at 14:02EST, 03/11/2016.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
PERTH AIRPORT 31.0 +5.2 11.5 -1.2 8.7 0.0 7.4 12.5 404 (16.8) 44/01
BUNBURY 25.4 +1.1 5.2 -6.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 258 (10.8) 31/15
MANDURAH 26.1 +1.6 12.5 -3.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 317 (13.2) 37/14
DARWIN AIRPORT 34.6 +1.3 25.6 +0.3 25.0 2.2 5.6 9.7 258 (10.8) 46/18
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 27.1 -6.5 17.6 -0.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 364 (15.2) 37/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.7 -6.8 10.2 -3.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 365 (15.2) 37/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 19.5 -5.7 10.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 220 ( 9.2) 28/12
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.5 -5.9 9.3 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 541 (22.5) 48/23
MOUNT ISA AERO 32.2 -4.2 20.9 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 505 (21.0) 41/07
CAIRNS AERO 30.8 +0.2 21.0 -1.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 213 ( 8.9) 30/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 31.7 +1.0 23.8 +0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 34/13
MACKAY M.O 32.4 +3.2 23.2 +1.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 408 (17.0) 37/03
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 30.2 -1.0 21.7 +2.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 287 (12.0) 30/11
BUNDABERG AERO 31.3 +3.0 20.5 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 480 (20.0) 39/13
COOLANGATTA 27.5 +1.6 11.2 -7.0 -- 0.6 -- -- 289 (12.0) 54/13
BRISBANE AERO 26.7 -0.1 13.1 -5.1 11.3 4.0 2.8 12.5 233 ( 9.7) 35/13
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 26.2 +0.5 10.9 -3.7 -- 0.2 -- -- 405 (16.9) 37/20
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 24.3 -4.1 8.2 -6.9 -- 0.0 5.4 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 24.5 -0.5 11.6 -3.6 -- 12.0 -- -- 321 (13.4) 31/09
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 22.9 -2.6 11.1 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 350 (14.6) 31/10
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE -- -- 4.3 -4.9 -4.1 0.0 4.0 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 23.3 -5.1 4.2 -9.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 241 (10.0) 35/13
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 23.5 -0.5 12.9 -2.5 9.6 0.0 7.2 12.8 394 (16.4) 43/08
RICHMOND RAAF 27.6 +0.9 6.2 -7.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 158 ( 6.6) 37/17
BELLAMBI AWS 22.2 +0.1 12.5 -3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 337 (14.0) 37/07
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 20.5 -5.3 7.1 -3.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 237 ( 9.9) 34/11
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 19.7 -6.3 7.6 -4.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 310 (12.9) 37/10
MILDURA AIRPORT 23.9 -3.6 5.5 -7.1 -- 0.0 6.6 12.0 312 (13.0) 31/11
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 20.3 -4.4 3.9 -6.3 -- 0.0 -- -- 292 (12.2) 37/09
BENDIGO AIRPORT 20.0 -4.4 2.5 -7.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 302 (12.6) 35/15
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.7 -5.9 4.1 -3.7 -- 3.0 -- -- 413 (17.2) 41/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 16.9 -3.6 8.6 -0.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 472 (19.7) 46/12
HOBART AIRPORT 16.3 -2.7 6.3 -2.9 4.8 2.2 7.0 4.9 617 (25.7) 52/23
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

43.3 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
41.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA
41.4 BURKETOWN AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
41.4 TELFER AERO Interior WA
41.3 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA

+5.5 : 32.0 GOOSEBERRY HILL Lower West WA
+5.4 : 33.2 GINGIN AERO Lower West WA
+5.4 : 30.1 JACUP Cent Wheatbelt WA
+5.4 : 31.0 WAGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA

29.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
29.1 TROUGHTON ISLAND N Kimberley WA
29.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
28.7 TRUSCOTT N Kimberley WA
28.6 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT

+6.7 : 21.6 TEXAS POST OFFICE Darling Downs E QLD
+4.6 : 20.9 MURCHISON W Gascoyne WA
+4.4 : 20.7 THANGOOL AIRPORT Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
+4.1 : 29.5 FITZROY CROSSING AERO W Kimberley WA
+3.3 : 28.0 KALUMBURU N Kimberley WA

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

3.9 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
3.9 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.6 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
6.1 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
6.3 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS

-11.8 : 25.6 WALUNGURRU AIRPORT N Plateau NT
-9.9 : 17.2 KEITH (MUNKORA) Mallee/Upper SE SA
-9.6 : 17.4 NHILL AERODROME Wimmera N VIC
-9.4 : 15.3 PADTHAWAY SOUTH Lower SE SA
-9.3 : 25.0 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA

-3.2 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
-2.7 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
-1.7 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
-1.6 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
-1.5 COOMA VISITORS CENTRE Goulburn/Monaro NSW

-13.0 : -1.1 EYRE Eucla WA
-10.6 : 5.2 COBAR AIRPORT AWS Upper Darling NSW
-10.3 : 3.6 CONDOBOLIN AIRPORT AWS CW Plains S NSW
-10.3 : 6.9 ROMA AIRPORT Maranoa QLD
-10.0 : 6.1 WALGETT AIRPORT AWS NW Plains W NSW
-10.0 : 4.3 GUNNEDAH AIRPORT AWS NW Slopes S NSW
-10.0 : 1.9 WUDINNA AERO W Agricultural SA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
47.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
41.6 DOUGLAS RIVER N Rivers NT
40.2 GYMPIE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
39.0 GYMPIE ALERT Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
38.4 BATCHELOR AIRPORT N Rivers NT

Reports not yet available

1830 (76.3) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
1498 (62.4) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
1372 (57.2) KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
1292 (53.8) CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS
1239 (51.6) SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
1208 (50.3) LOW ROCKY POINT W Coast TAS
1094 (45.6) LOW HEAD N Coast TAS
1067 (44.5) WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
999 (41.6) FLINDERS ISLAND AIRPORT Flinders Is/Bass St TAS
991 (41.3) CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
985 (41.0) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
966 (40.3) SWAN ISLAND E Coast TAS
951 (39.6) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
934 (38.9) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
891 (37.1) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
860 (35.8) CAPE SORELL W Coast TAS
859 (35.8) LARAPUNA (EDDYSTONE POINT) E Coast TAS
835 (34.8) LIAWENEE Central Plateau TAS
834 (34.8) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
820 (34.2) CAPE OTWAY LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
816 (34.0) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
810 (33.8) DEVONPORT AIRPORT N Coast TAS
796 (33.2) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
778 (32.4) STRAHAN AERODROME W Coast TAS
757 (31.5) CARNARVON AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
750 (31.3) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
749 (31.2) LEGENDRE ISLAND E Pilbara WA
748 (31.2) SHARK BAY AIRPORT W Gascoyne WA
724 (30.2) CRESSY RESEARCH STATION N Coast TAS
716 (29.8) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
708 (29.5) TUNNACK FIRE STATION Southeast TAS
707 (29.5) BEDOUT ISLAND E Pilbara WA
705 (29.4) PORTLAND (CASHMORE AIRPORT) W Coast VIC
700 (29.2) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
698 (29.1) WYNYARD AIRPORT N Coast TAS
691 (28.8) KARRATHA AERO E Pilbara WA
676 (28.2) MARIA ISLAND (POINT LESUEUR) E Coast TAS
659 (27.5) LAUNCESTON AIRPORT N Coast TAS
655 (27.3) BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
649 (27.0) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
649 (27.0) SMITHTON AERODROME N Coast TAS
642 (26.8) HOBART (ELLERSLIE ROAD) Southeast TAS
631 (26.3) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
628 (26.2) FRANKSTON AWS E Central VIC
628 (26.2) CAMPANIA (KINCORA) Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
615 (25.6) ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
605 (25.2) CLONCURRY AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
601 (25.0) SHEFFIELD SCHOOL FARM N Coast TAS
600 (25.0) MIDDLE PERCY ISLAND Islands ISL
118/00 MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
104/02 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
102/22 KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) Southeast TAS
102/04 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
100/00 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
98/15 JABIRU AIRPORT N Rivers NT
96/23 SCOTTS PEAK DAM W Coast TAS
94/01 WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE W Gippsland VIC
94/23 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
91/23 CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) N Coast TAS

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
N Kimberley
TROUGHTON ISLAND
12.2mm in 21 min to 21:00 34.9mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 21:00 12.2mm/h
19.4mm in 1 hr to 21:30 19.4mm/h
KALUMBURU
19.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 6.3mm/h
15.0mm in 26 min to 14:56 34.6mm/h
19.2mm in 1 hr to 15:00 19.2mm/h
15.4mm in 1 hr to 15:30 15.4mm/h
E Kimberley
ARGYLE AERODROME
21.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.0mm/h
10.2mm in 1 hr to 13:00 10.2mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 13:30 13.6mm/h
Interior
GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
7.4mm in 16 min to 09:16 27.8mm/h
NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
PIRLANGIMPI AIRPORT
7.2mm in 7 min to 16:37 61.7mm/h
18.2mm in 23 min to 17:00 47.5mm/h
27.0mm in 1 hr to 17:00 27.0mm/h
27.6mm in 1 hr to 17:30 27.6mm/h
28.0mm in 3 hr to 18:30 9.3mm/h
JABIRU AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 10.2mm/h
BATCHELOR AIRPORT
38.4mm in 30 min to 09:30 76.8mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 09:30 38.4mm/h
38.4mm in 1 hr to 10:00 38.4mm/h
OENPELLI AIRPORT
12.2mm in 30 min to 22:30 24.4mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 22:30 13.4mm/h
13.6mm in 1 hr to 23:00 13.6mm/h
DOUGLAS RIVER
41.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 83.2mm/h
41.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 41.6mm/h
41.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 41.6mm/h
N Plateau
WALUNGURRU AIRPORT
15.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 30.4mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 15.2mm/h
15.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 15.2mm/h
8.8mm in 20 min to 15:30 26.4mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 10.0mm/h
RABBIT FLAT
10.8mm in 19 min to 03:30 34.1mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 03:30 17.0mm/h
40.0mm in 3 hr to 03:30 13.3mm/h
22.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 22.4mm/h
10.8mm in 11 min to 04:11 58.9mm/h
23.2mm in 1 hr to 04:30 23.2mm/h
16.4mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.4mm/h
47.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 95.2mm/h
47.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 47.6mm/h
47.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 47.6mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Upper Carpentaria
GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
12.4mm in 16 min to 19:29 46.5mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 19:30 19.0mm/h
4.6mm in 11 min to 19:41 25.1mm/h
22.6mm in 1 hr to 20:00 22.6mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 7.7mm/h
Northwest
CAMOOWEAL TOWNSHIP
20.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 41.2mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 20.6mm/h
20.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 20.6mm/h
Brisbane/SE Coast
DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE
21.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 7.0mm/h
21.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 43.2mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 21.6mm/h
21.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 21.6mm/h
GYMPIE
40.2mm in 30 min to 09:30 80.4mm/h
40.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 40.2mm/h
40.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 40.2mm/h
BEERBURRUM FOREST STATION
11.6mm in 30 min to 09:30 23.2mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 09:30 11.6mm/h
11.6mm in 1 hr to 10:00 11.6mm/h
ISLANDS
Islands
CHRISTMAS ISLAND AERO
21.0mm in 3 hr to 03:00 7.0mm/h
14.2mm in 27 min to 05:30 31.6mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 05:30 16.2mm/h
17.4mm in 1 hr to 06:00 17.4mm/h
34.2mm in 9 min to 09:09 228.0mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 09:30 34.2mm/h
34.2mm in 1 hr to 10:00 34.2mm/h

NORTHERN TERRITORY
N Rivers
JABIRU AIRPORT : 98( 50/ 46 ) at 16:30
VICTORIA
W Gippsland
WILSONS PROMONTORY LIGHTHOUSE : 95(270/ 61 ) at 02:30
TASMANIA
N Coast
CAPE GRIM BAPS (COMPARISON) : 89(260/ 69 ) at 21:52
Southeast
MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE : 119(300/ 96 ) at 01:03
KUNANYI (MOUNT WELLINGTON PINNACLE) : 102(270/ 63 ) at 23:50
HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) : 95(260/ 50 ) at 05:29
CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) : 104(270/ 59 ) at 03:46
W Coast
CAPE SORELL : 80(250/ 67 ) at 00:48
SCOTTS PEAK DAM : 95(310/ 70 ) at 00:00
MOUNT READ : 87(280/ 69 ) at 00:45
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 100(270/ 82 ) at 02:00